Three dignitaries from the Albanian Health Fund visited Lancaster (Pa.) Gastroenterology Procedure Center in February, according to an AmSurg blog post.
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EndoChoice announced the results of a comparison study between its Full Spectrum Endoscopy System and traditional forward-viewing colonoscopes.
The American College of Gastroenterology is joining with the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable to focus on increasing the national colorectal cancer screening rate to 80 percent by 2018.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network now recommends that all colorectal cancer patients be tested for Lynch syndrome, according to a Medscape report.
Here are 28 statistics on the indications for colonoscopy by percentage of patients from 2001 to 2005, according to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases' Burden of Digestive Diseases in the United States report.
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The majority of patients were asymptomatic and remained satisfied with the results of the Stretta procedure for GERD at 10 years, and results confirmed that there were no adverse outcomes, according to a study published in journal Surgical Endoscopy.
A recent study published in the journal Cancer found that the rate of colorectal cancer among Americans 50 and older has fallen 30 percent in the last decade, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal and USA Today.
Forest Canyon Endoscopy and Surgery Center in Flagstaff, Ariz., earned recognition from the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, according to an azdailysun report.
The American Gastroenterological Association Center for GI Innovation and Technology announced the launch of its device registry initiative, which aims to bring new medical devices to gastroenterologists and their patients.
Fight Colorectal Cancer, a national nonprofit organization, will host its eighth annual advocacy day in Washington, D.C.